Southeast Saline Elem

Southeast Saline Elem is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Gypsum, Kansas, part of Southeast Of Saline, with 375 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Southeast Saline Elem is one of 2 schools operated by Southeast Of Saline, a district that educates 698 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Southeast Saline Elem reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder consists of 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Saline County's rate of about 58%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southeast Saline Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 46.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Saline County) shows that median household income runs about $65,422, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Southeast Saline Elem is one of 17 public schools in Saline County (combined enrollment of about 7,580 students).

The closest other public school is Southeast Saline High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Southeast Saline Elem comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southeast Saline Elem has edged up 4%, going from 361 students in 2018 to 375 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 7% to 1% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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